Breaking News: NEET PG postponed at the last minute, fresh dates to be announced

New Delhi: In an unexpected turn of events, the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduate (NEET PG) 2024 has been postponed just 12 hours before it was scheduled to take place. The decision was taken as precautionary measure by the Union Health Ministry amid the ongoing controversies concerning the NEET exam as well as the UGC NET exam

"Taking into consideration, the recent incidents of allegations regarding the integrity of certain competitive examinations, Ministry of Health has decided to undertake a thorough assessment of the robustness of processes of NEET-PG Entrance Examination, conducted by National Board of Examinations for medical students. It has accordingly been decided, as precautionary measure to postpone the NEET-PG Entrance Examination, scheduled to be held tomorrow i.e. 23rd June, 2024," the Union Health Ministry stated in a release

"Fresh date of this examination will be notified at the earliest," the release added

"Ministry of Health sincerely regrets the inconvenience caused to the students. This decision has been taken in the best interests of the students and to maintain the sanctity of examination process," the government stated in its release

Doctors are seeing red at the last minute decision of the government. The move has indeed shocked doctors, many of whom would be preparing for a sleep before the exam, Dr Manish Jangra, Founder, FAIMA highlighted that apart from being a temporary shock, this will indeed add to the agony of the students. "Many students had booked hotels, flights. The government has wasted their precious time. The integrity of the government is definitely in question, with such moves showing that the government is incapable of conducting a exam planned so many months ago. Many students wanted to join job after exam to survive through this phase. Now they are stuck. Very sad to hear this."

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